Edson Barboza vs. Ilia Topuria added to UFC Fight Night in October 

This needs to be a enjoyable one.

Laura Fernández Bynilla of Eurosport Spain has reported {that a} battle between Edson Barboza and Ilia Topuria is about for an upcoming UFC Combat Night time scheduled on Oct. 29 on the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Topuria hinted at this battle earlier this week and has since confirmed it on social media.

Barboza is 2-2 in his previous 4 appearances. The Brazilian snapped a three-fight dropping streak with back-to-back wins over Makwan Amirkhani and Shane Burgos, the latter being one of many scariest knockouts in UFC historical past. Barboza adopted these performances up with a third-round TKO loss to Giga Chikadze at UFC Vegas 35 and a unanimous decision loss to Bryce Mitchell at UFC 272.

Topuria returns to featherweight after a stint at light-weight in his most up-to-date Octagon look. ‘El Matador’ scored a ‘Efficiency of the Night time’ awarded second-round KO of Jai Herbert at UFC London this previous March. He additionally holds a unanimous resolution win over Youssef Zalal at UFC Combat Island 5 and consecutive first-round KOs over Damon Jackson and Ryan Hall at UFC Vegas 16 and UFC 264, respectively. The undefeated upstart is now 4-0 underneath the UFC banner and 12-0 as knowledgeable.

Barboza and Topuria are ranked at No. 13 and No. 15 within the division.

Barboza vs. Topuria is the primary battle introduced for the upcoming UFC Combat Night time. Keep tuned to Bloody Elbow for extra updates on the occasion as they grow to be obtainable within the coming weeks.